University of St Thomas
We are the University of St. Thomas, the Catholic University in the heart of Houston. We are committed to the Catholic intellectual tradition and the dialogue between faith and reason. By pursuing excellence in teaching, scholarship and service, we embody and instill in our students the core values of our founders, the Basilian Fathers: goodness, discipline and knowledge. We foster engagement in a diverse, collaborative community. The University of St. Thomas is a comprehensive university, grounded in the liberal arts. Committed to the unity of all knowledge, we offer programs in the traditional liberal arts, professional, and skill-based disciplines. Graduates of the University of St. Thomas think critically, communicate effectively, succeed professionally, and lead ethically.
University of St Thomas at a glance
- Total assets
- $290,793,797
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $154,920,338
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,115,391
- +76.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $144,453,559
- +12.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to University of St Thomas
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from University of St Thomas
Who University of St Thomas funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $784K (2022) to $8.1M (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $784K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UST Realty Company Houston, TX | General support | $784,498 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $290,793,797 | $154,920,338 | $144,453,559 | — | — | $1,115,391 |
| 2024 | $269,750,395 | $135,677,178 | $128,317,638 | — | — | $630,963 |
| 2023 | $255,216,228 | $115,485,700 | $123,851,978 | — | — | $1,084,438 |
| 2022 | $256,375,738 | $111,095,697 | $119,648,787 | $784,498 | 1 | $929,717 |
| 2021 | $283,234,320 | $105,820,865 | $109,061,044 | — | — | $745,736 |
| 2020 | $244,463,640 | $91,717,923 | $102,787,921 | $8,080,618 | 1 | $-640,815 |
| 2019 | $238,268,671 | $90,738,445 | $91,405,931 | — | — | $612,187 |
About University of St Thomas
Based on IRS filings
University of St Thomas is a public charity focused on Education, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $290.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University of St Thomas is led by Richard Ludwick, University President on every filing since 2019; 14 of 50 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Ludwick
University President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$319K (2019) → $459K (2025)
Dempsey Rosales Acosta
Interim President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert F. Corrigan Jr.
Chair & Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair & Board Member, 2020
Vice Chair & Board Member → Chair & Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Ortiz
Former Vice President
Vice President → Former Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $114K (2025)
Beena George
Chief Innovation Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$187K (2019) → $144K (2025)
Christopher Evans
Vice President of Academic Affairs
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$138K (2019) → $649K (2025)
Dawn Koenning
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$28K (2020) → $217K (2025)
Dominic Aquila
Former Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$154K (2020) → $222K (2025)
John Palasota
Faculty
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$142K (2020) → $169K (2025)
Gita Bolt
Chief Legal Counsel
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$164K (2021) → $266K (2025)
JAMES MONAGHAN
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$154K (2022) → $163K (2025)
Claudine Dufrene
Faculty
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$154K (2023) → $185K (2025)
Carla Alsandor
Former Chief University Services Officer
Chief Univ. Services Officer → Former Chief University Services Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
$123K (2024) → $111K (2025)
Jose Luis Del Aguila
Chief Financial Officer
CFO & Interm Chief Financial Officer → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$63K (2024) → $163K (2025)
Christopher Zeglin
Assistant Vice President Enrollment Marketing Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$159K (2025)
TIMOTHY FURLAN
Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$156K (2025)
Aaron Stryk
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrius Kontrimas
Board Member
Secretary & Board Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cecilia Abbott
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connelly T. McGreevy
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Castillo-Rhodes MBA
Vice Chair & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2020
Secretary & Board Member → Vice Chair & Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph A. Cleary Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph M. Graham Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry W. Massey Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margie M. Harris MBA
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morris R. Clark
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rocky Saint-Let Lai MBA
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelley A. Grahmann
Secretary & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Jarchow
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel L. Molinaro
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Harvey Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas A. Hidalgo
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward L. Tyrrell
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Murphy Csb
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John B. Huber Csb
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Enriquez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sr Lauren Beck Cvi
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Rafferty
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Archbishop J. Michael Miller
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith L. Raines
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie Myers
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John S. Jefferson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
He Daniel Cardinal Dinardo
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcella Burke
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Brumley
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Pettinelli
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Archbishop Joe S. Vasquez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Metzger
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Peavy Van Deventer
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (50)
- Former: Spencer C. Conroy (2019–2024) — Former Vice President
- Former: Mark A. Turzillo (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: ANA-LISA GONZALEZ (2022–2024) — Faculty
- Former: April Bailey (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ahmed Alrawi (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kathleen Peavy Vandeventer (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John Simms (2024) — Faculty
- Former: Curtis W. Huff (2019–2023) — Chair & Board Member
- Former: George F. Goolsby (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: His Eminence Daniel Cardinal Dinardo (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Olsen (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Paula Savage Hansen (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gerard J. Rooney (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gloria Kalman (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mario Enzler (2022–2023) — Dean
- Former: Chieh-Chung Ueng (2020–2022) — Faculty
- Former: Molly Reyes (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alvin Sinasac Csb (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mauro Ferrari (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mindy Hildebrand (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia McKinley (2019–2021) — Former Vice President
- Former: Paul Paese (2019–2021) — Faculty
- Former: Raymond A. Leblanc (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ruth S. Metzger (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Msgr James B. Anderson Std (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Torres (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Hassan Shirvani (2021) — Faculty
- Former: John Leavins (2021) — Faculty
- Former: Dennis Malloy (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Gary McCormack (2019–2020) — Former Vice President
- Former: Herbert P. Edmundson Jr. (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Howard Rose (2019–2020) — Assistant Vice President for Capital Projects & Facilities Operations
- Former: Hans Stockton (2020) — Div Dn of Soc, Beh Sci, Glob & Social Sciences Division Dean
- Former: Ravi Srinivas (2020) — Associate Prof, Director, Mla, Und D, Dean of Arts & Sciences
- Former: Christopher Valka (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Edward Baenziger Rev (2019) — Board Member
- Former: George Martinez (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Harry Mach (2019) — Board Member
- Former: James Murphy (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jesse Tutor (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Niemann (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph Pilsner Csb (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kristin Burch (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Msgr James Anderson (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Poldi Tschirch (2019) — Dean & School of Nursing
- Former: Robert R. Ivany (2019) — President
- Former: Siobhan Fleming (2019) — Associate Vice President
- Former: Stephen Reynolds (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Rosica Csb (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Vinita Ramaswamy (2019) — Associate Dean & Professor
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $649K, to Dr Christopher Evans (VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (through 10/15/24)). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about University of St Thomas
How large is University of St Thomas?
University of St Thomas reported $290.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $154.9M.
What is University of St Thomas?
University of St Thomas is a public charity focused on Education, based in Houston, TX. It holds $290.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does University of St Thomas operate?
University of St Thomas has awarded grants in Texas.
What is University of St Thomas's EIN?
University of St Thomas's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1277664. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work University of St Thomas funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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